Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Doctors Abroad — Page 3

Professor Gun Keorochana completed a prestigious two-year spine fellowship at the UCLA Comprehensive Spine Center in the United States. He focuses on restoring neck stability at KDMS Specialized Orthopedic Hospital.

• Specialises in endoscopic spine surgery and spinal interventions
• Graduated with First Class Honours from Mahidol University
• Trained in minimally invasive techniques at the Desert Institute for Spine Care in Arizona
• Performs motion-sparing and fusion procedures for cervical disc issues
• Expert in microsurgical techniques to decompress spinal nerves

Associate Professor Rattalerk Arunakul is a Yale-trained spinal surgeon specialising in minimally invasive techniques at KDMS Hospital. He completed back-to-back clinical and research fellowships at several of America's most prestigious medical institutions.

• Completed a clinical fellowship in spinal surgery at the Yale School of Medicine
• Expert in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery to reduce recovery times
• Trained in paediatric spinal deformity at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego
• Served as a research scholar at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
• Specialises in adult reconstructive spine surgery and complex cervical cases

Op. Dr. Tansu Gürsoy is a brain and nerve surgery specialist at Çerkezköy Private Optimed Hospital. He completed his training at Ankara Training and Research Hospital. His practice focuses on spine surgery. Key areas include degenerative scoliosis, herniated discs, spinal stenosis, trauma, and tumors.

In 2019, he won third place from the Turkish Neurosurgery Association for a paper on prebending rods and sagittal parameters in lumbar degenerative scoliosis. He co-authored Chapter 75 (Lenke-Silva Classification & Adult Degenerative Scoliosis) in The Aging Spine. His thesis analyzed screw malposition in 415 thoracolumbar pedicle fixation cases.

He is a member of the Turkish Neurosurgery Association (Spinal & Peripheral Nerve Surgery Group), the Turkish Spine Association, and the Turkish Medical Association. He completed the Advanced Spinal Surgery Course and the Hands-on Microvascular Anastomosis & Microsurgery training. He holds a Category A Certificate for Experimental Animals. He also attends major spine congresses.

Dr Ibrahim Akkurt is a specialist neurosurgeon at Buyuk Anadolu Hospitals who focuses on precision micro-surgical techniques for cervical disc herniation.

• Specialises in micro-surgical approaches for cervical discs to reduce recovery time
• Treats complex spinal conditions including spinal canal narrowing and fractures
• Expertise includes surgical management of both brain and spine tumours
• Focuses on lumbar slipping surgery and corrective scoliosis treatments
• Member of the surgical team at a major multi-specialty hospital group

Dr. Necdet Demir is an orthopedic surgeon at Biruni University Hospital in Istanbul. He heads the Orthopedics and Traumatology department at the university. Dr. Demir earned first prize for his research on shoulder MRI at a national congress. He treats complex bone injuries, scoliosis, and degenerative joint diseases.

• Specializes in knee and hip replacement using the MAKOplasty robotic system.
• Performs arthroscopic surgery for the knee, shoulder, and ankle joints.
• Provides stem cell therapy for arthritis and knee conditions.
• Expert in limb prosthetics and surgical treatment for valgus deformities.

Professor Mustafa Gurelik is a leading neurosurgeon at Medicana Sivas Hospital specializing in complex spinal reconstructions. He focuses on both surgical and non-surgical treatments for serious neck and lumbar conditions.

• Specialises in surgical procedures for neck hernia and spinal fusion
• Maintains a clinical focus on spine diseases and trauma recovery
• Expertise includes pituitary surgery and treating spinal cord tumours
• Experienced in managing carpal tunnel and nerve compression cases
• Formed his expertise at Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine

Dr. Hyeunsung Harrison Kim is a spine neurosurgeon at Nanoori Hospital in Seoul. He specializes in endoscopic and minimally invasive spine surgery. Dr. Kim co-designed the Apollon spinal fixation system. He treats herniated disks, spinal stenosis, and degenerative spinal diseases. Dr. Kim also serves as an adjunct professor at Chosun University Medical College.

• Winner of the Parviz Kambin Award for excellence in percutaneous endoscopic surgery.
• Published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and several textbooks on spine anatomy.
• Completed clinical training in spine surgery at Anna Hospital in Germany.
• Member of the North American Spine Society and AO Spine.

Professor Jaehyeon Lim is a pioneer in cervical spine care who introduced anterior cervical foraminotomy to South Korea. He leads complex spinal treatments at the clinical level at Nanoori Hospital.

• Developed a specialised mini spinal fusion surgery to reduce recovery times
• Implemented painless spinal fusion protocols using advanced epidural treatments
• Director of the Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
• Trained in minimal-access spine surgery in the United States
• Recognised expert in artificial discs and microscopic spinal procedures